Advantages Of Electric Cars

The U.S. electric passenger car industry in 2011 was described as being in its infancy, because it is still a new concept to buyers. However there are signs of growth from 2011-2015. Buyers do not consider the car because of price, travel range and vehicle size, along with other secondary concerns.

“Globally, 753 000 plug-in EVs were sold in 2016, 60% of which were battery-electric cars (BEVs). These sales were the highest ever registered and allowed the global EV stock to hit the threshold of 2 million units in circulation”, according to the Energy International Agency. The debate on whether electric vehicles are truly more environmentally friendlier, safer, fuel efficient and overall more reliable than the average gasoline vehicle has been prevalent since the debut of electric vehicles on the streets. Driving an electric powered vehicle will have positive benefits that will eventually assist the earth and your pocket in my many ways. It is true, choosing electric vehicles over gasoline powered ones can positively change the

After the success of electric cars in the West, manufacturers from around the globe are entering into this business. With more players in the market, the competition is expected to be intense.

Tesla has sold a bit more than 1,000 high-stop electric powered sports automobiles and plans to offer a decrease-priced sedan inside the next few years. Nissan has its Leaf, and Ford aims to go into the marketplace with an all-electric powered recognition in 2012. general vehicles Co. will soon promote its component-electric Volt.

Electric cars have always been a thing of the future. The promise of a “green” mode of transportation is something that most people would love to have. Until recently, only a few manufacturers have even attempted the mass production of electric vehicles. The early attempts by General Motors (GM) in the 1990’s to mass produce electric cars mostly ended up in failure. Electric car customers were forced to deal with long re-charging times, a much lower range compared to gasoline powered cars, higher vehicle costs, and limited model styles to choose from. Though some were willing to make these sacrifices, the vast majority were not, which ultimately led to the end of electric vehicles 20 years ago.

In 1900, 38% of cars were electrically powered. These electric cars were second only to steam powered automobiles up until the invention of the electric car starter and the muffler in 1912. The drop in popularity was due to a surge in demand for gasoline-powered vehicles whose ease of use and relatively low cost are factors that continue to sway consumers toward gasoline-based cars today (Duke Energy). From 1912 to 1997 - the year Toyota unveiled its first Prius model - carbon emissions skyrocketed as a result of electric cars falling out of production and gasoline dominating the United States' market as the primary transportation fuel. (Bowling 2013). As concerns for global warming grew, other companies began releasing hybrids, and, in 2006, Tesla Motors released the Tesla Roadster, a fully electric ultra-sport car that could out-race many gasoline driven vehicles (Duke Energy). From there, the electric car market slowed while consumers wrestled with the decision between ultra-high gas prices increasing in 2008 up to four dollars per gallon, and the increased vehicle cost of the electric and hybrid cars on the current market (Duke Energy). Since then, hundreds of hybrid and electric vehicles have been released, ranging from compact Smart cars to economical hybrids, hybrid SUVs, and all the way up to the top-of-the-line, all-electric, luxury

Tesla Motors target their vehicles towards the upper middle class, where not everyone would be able to afford. Tesla is currently the only manufacturer of a zero emission sports car. While the threat of substitutes within the electric car industry Tesla faces is currently low, but due to the price premium of the product causes Tesla to face other substitutes such as gas vehicles, hybrids, mass transportation, and hydrogen vehicles. As Tesla only targets the upper middle class, environmental conservatives and those who are looking for a high end luxury car, most consumers who are price conscious would most likely choose the alternatives because of Tesla’s high price on their electric cars. Tesla faces substitute competitions from General Motors, Toyota, BMW, and Daimler AG, Nissan and Honda as some of these companies are also starting to build their own electric cars to get into the electric car business, which will increase the number of substitutes in this industry. With each every coming year more manufacturers are beginning to go towards building their own electric motor technology to enter the electric car market.

A few thousand all-electric cars (such as Honda's EV Plus, G.M.'s EV1, Ford's Ranger pickup EV, Nissan's Altra EV, Chevy's S-10 EV, and Toyota's RAV4 EV) are produced by big car manufacturers, but most of them are available for lease only. All of the major automakers' advanced all-electric production programs will be discontinued by the early 2000s.

An electric car is a vehicle that runs either fully or partially on electricity. These vehicles require little to no gasoline to run and uses only one moving part to operate in comparison to gasoline vehicles that require hundreds of moving parts in order to run. Electric cars have become increasingly popular in the last few years, due to being seen globally as a solution for environmental pollution and rising gas prices. These two aspects have spiked sales for electric cars by an enormous margin. Even though, electric cars are seen as the environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline vehicles, these effects are only temporary and the inconvenience and effort required to maintain an electric vehicle is more troublesome and costly than owning a

Let’s put into consideration that all major automakers are planning to launch or have launched electric/hybrid vehicles, which will increase the competition widely in the next years.

Cars have become the most common form of transportation that individuals use in their day-to-day lives. Not only is there a selection of brands to choose from, there are also different types of cars available to purchase, those being gasoline fueled, diesel fueled, electric, and hybrid cars. Each car comes with a vast amount of differences, besides the obvious power source. As well as the differences, each car also comes with its advantages and disadvantages. However, as time has progressed electric cars have become more popular and in demand. But of course with each popular and in demand item, there will certainly be pros and cons.

Tesla Motors has built quite a reputation in the automotive industry since the establishment in 2003, leading the innovation in a sustainable transportation system. The company has grown to be the largest manufacturer of electric cars in the market. It has contributed more than 50,000 cars in road all over the world as of today. (Tesla Motors, n.d.). Its main goal is to create a transportation system towards to a zero-emission future that is more environment -friendly and sustainable.

Martin Eberheard and Marc Tarpenning founded Tesla motors in California in July 2003. The company was founded under the mission to set out to prove electrical vehicles were plausible and awesome. In 2004, billionaire and creator of PayPal, Elon Musk, invested in the company and joined the board (Musk is now the acting CEO and Chairman of Tesla motors). The company is named after electrical engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla, a man who pioneered the development of electrical technology in vehicles. The Tesla Roadster uses an AC motor descended directly from Tesla’s original 1882 design.

Concerning hybrid cars, most of them are small unappealing under powered and still dependent on gas, look at Toyota prius or chevy volt or Nissan leaf.

New energy was, is and will be a major focus of the automobile industry. As the increased growth of sales in vehicles. It is a wise decision taken by many to be concentrating on vehicles not only run on fuel, but give more of a concentration towards vehicles run on alternatives such as electric, solar or any other type of technology which will come our way based on the advancements in technology.